Selected>>>>>>>>

I am too late to post my feedback. But nevermind, here I go...

SJMSOM was a good stay, adcom people were very friendly...

Decent Acads, extra curr.
poor jmet rank
work ex: free lancing projects- 6 months
Slot : 5 march- 7 AM
GD:
A case study: HR Problem due to a new CEO's data driven methodologies
time : 20 min
number of entries: 6-7
Highs: raised good points, was the first one to start. people seemed to be agreeing to the points I raised
Lows: too many entries,.. got into a slight fish market discussion with one of the group mate (twice) , I later allowed him to speak once.. and kept on speaking till he kept quite once.

PI:
Topics asked:
About my native state
future plans
my college
was asked to make a cost sheet
Which company in placement was i targetting
Why that company
some current affairs
Role model

Highs:
Very good and positive vibes from the panel
One of the panel member stood up and shook hand when interview was over
good justification to the points
logical answers .. related to my vision of life
they saw my certificates ... and looked impressed

Lows:
entered the room and went into wrong direction ... i.e towards a chair kept at a distence and not to the chair infront of them [ as it was the same room where we had our GD.. so unknowingly i started moving towards my chair at GD time], then one of them asked me to come in front of them..."hey friend, come here !!!"

I forgot to collect back my certificates from the panel .. they kept it on their table... i walked few steps towards door after the interview, then i recalled that I was missing my certis.. so I went back and asked the panel for the same... One of the member said "oh, sorry " and handed it to me...

Hmmm, Dont knw.. wat will happen..


People any comment.. M waiting desperately for the SJMSOM result..

And Adcom people ... U ROCK !! thanks and all the best.

I know it's very late for this post and it will not do any good for aspirants this year but surely should help students next year. My interview was on the very first day 5th march morning.. it was a bit too early I think.. I availed the accommodation facilities at IITB. The two days I stayed there made me realize what all I missed by not being able to make the cut to the IIT.. The campus is buzzing with activity all the time whether it is 3 in the night or 6 in the morning.. The canteens are open till 2 in the night and by the way the food is really cheap in there.. Even though it was not so cold in Mumbai but at IIT it's very cold in the morning.. very foggy too..

All of us reported at around 7 in front of the SJMSOM building.. We were given our number tags there.. I was B7.. Maybe since it was the first day there was a slight delay in beginning the process.. the hall in which we waited was also a bit warm..but it got better.. then we were shifted to the auditorium where we were given a presentation on SJMSOM.. then we were asked to fill a profile sheet..the ugly part.. especially if u don't have anything special to fill or u have a lot to fill.. we had or gd immediately.. that was something I would like to forget..horrible, horrendous, awful no better words to describe it.. the topic as mentioned was an hr type topic with a new CEO coming in and the other employees not able to work with him.. 12 members in our group and 3 panel members.. we had 5 mins for thinking and 20 mins for discussion.. almost 2 mins per person.. but everyone was so zealistic and enthusiastic that it turned into a fish market within 30 secs of the start.. the situation what is generally is known as a 'FISH MARKET'.. I spoke twice with diff points but the group never discussed those points..almost all were beating around the same bush.. the gd was cut short to 15mins by the panel.. then we were asked if anyone would conclude.. I thought I would be asked since I spoke the least.. but ironically the person who spoke the most itself started and to sum up our gd, at the end another guy also gave his version of the conclusion which was almost similar to the first one..

Thought it would be better at the interview.. it was also to an extent. The SJMSOM interview is known to be technical but strangely not much was asked to any of our group members. i had studied one subject well enough..i even gave cues to the panel members that I like this sub. I am strong in this, a career I this would have prompted me to work for some years..but they DIDN"T ASK ANYTHING. Asked some math questions on slope of line and maxima minima.. but I wasn't satisfied..when asked about specialization I told I've not decided.. they told so u got no idea of the course u are going to take.. I replied I can gel into any specialization.. they again told I got no idea of MBA.. I told I would take a pick between Finance and Operations..

The seniors at som were very very helpful.. I spoke with a number of seniors-abhjit,bennet,anirvaan, arun,joshi,meghna .. asked them about specialization queries.. whether it is photocopy or any queries they are always there to help u.. I remember meghna announcing at least 15 times for students who wanted to take photocopies.. The som building isn't that big enough for a B-school but the tag IIT along with it is big enough to compensate for any shortcomings.. would love to get through but the signs don't look so good.. let's wait..IITD on 26th..waiting

7th march afternoon slot
screwed up interview
case study : two friends, one friend promoted, another friend started coming late , how can the first person mangage these type of issues


interview:
foriegn guy, one lady and one old man

fg: tell me abt urslef
me : grads, workex ,etc
fg: what's ur favorite subject
me : microprocessors
fg: what are the latest developments in microprocessors, battery, speed
me : started to say some nonsense,
fg: again same question related to above
me : screwed up again
fg: asked me abt course gandhi and india which i had taken in my engineering
me : told .. but really i was not confident at all
fg: asked abt noviolence, that time and this time and manmohan's role in nonviolence
me : told something but again i was not confident
lady : what other things u do
me : running
oldm : whoz ur role model
me : vivekananda

ok u may leave
what i want to say is that prepare well on ur subjects if u don't have workex much and be confident.. and dont bluff at all

yeah im on &th; afternoon slot only....

I am the one who was asked to give my point when gd was stopped by mods....

Hello puys..sorry for being late...my gd/pi was on 6th march morning slot...the case was about an organization whre people are clocking > 40 hrs a week..some in the range of 70-80 hrs...there was a housewife who lamented that she had 2 raise her one yr old son on her own..as her husband was 2 busy with work..qyt a few of the workers wer unsatisfied..however some wer enjoying the increased work..the ceo of the org had compared the increase in work hrs to the freedom struggle in order 2 motivate his workforce..the questions asked wer..is overworking people necessary 2 become a successfull org..n is the ceo ryt in his comparison with the freedom struggle..n 3rd one i cnt remembr..the gd ws way off the ideal scenarios..n more of fishmarket typ..lot of parallel discussions was happening n loud voices cud b heard..i got interrupted qyt a few tyms..however still managed 2 pitch in a few points..stil the gd is a group task n it cud hav been way better...
now coming to the interview...there wer 3 people..one 2 alumnus(one lady n one gentleman) and one professor..some of the ques asked wer...
tell us something about ur city?
after that they picked frm ur answer 2 ask other ques..
thn y mba?
which sector?
what is ur aim?
which companies u want 2 work with(prepare wel fr this one,coz they ask the details about the company)
ur political outlook?qyt a few ques on politics..
ur say on the present situation in telecom sector?
about 3g auctions?
can india be a superpower?
abdul kalam's vision 2020..
r social networking sites relevant?
y do u think u r suitable fr mba..
a few tech ques..
the panel was really cool..i ws qyt nervous 2 start with..howevr there cool attitude put me at ease..the seniors wer very helpful....special thnx to rajesh and yogesh fr putting me at ease..
overall the experience was realy gud..iitb rocks..once u r there u develop a kind of yearning fr the campus..howevr..the competition is really tough..n may the best win..
best of luck 2 all of you!!

yeah im on &th; afternoon slot only....

Case study:
Its about 2 friends who r coleagues but one got promoted n other started using their frndship for his advantage..
is it fair to continue frndship after getting promoted..
how do u react..?
absolute fish market...
I was one among the 4 who were asked to give opinion....
overall a very ok one...
QUOTE]


Dude were u in Panel D 7th afternoon slot?

Case study:
Its about 2 friends who r coleagues but one got promoted n other started using their frndship for his advantage..
is it fair to continue frndship after getting promoted..
how do u react..?
absolute fish market...
I was one among the 4 who were asked to give opinion....
overall a very ok one...
QUOTE]


Dude were u in Panel D 7th afternoon slot?

Rank:89
acads:
Xth:86
XII:96
Engg: B.tech(CS) 79.6%
Exp:2 yrs SAIL


first ill start wid a big thanks to all seniors...reallly helped a lot n very supportive,,
Case study:
Its about 2 friends who r coleagues but one got promoted n other started using their frndship for his advantage..
is it fair to continue frndship after getting promoted..
how do u react..?
absolute fish market...
I was one among the 4 who were asked to give opinion....
overall a very ok one...
INterveiw:
3 ppl same ppl as in GD..
1.tell me abt ur self..
bla blah blahh...told i want to enter agrimarkaeting...
now game begins..
2. Y agrimarketing..
told..
3.largest player in india..
told
4.largest player in world?
donno
5.one successfull prod in INdia in agrimarketing..
told
6.explain amuls strategy..
told..
7.project in final yr..
who knows ..managed somehow..
8.work exop..
explained..
9.y u want to quit in SAIL n come into agri...
explained my background..
ok then thank u bbye
one guy stopped n told so "ur farmin genes r takin u back to agriculture"
n smiled
yes sir smile..

overall an above avg one...not much griling not many questions on my agri marketing...

seniors tell what r my chances....

I had my gd/pi on 7th march at 8 AM.. reached IIT-B on 26th ... what a huge campus .. fell in love with the campus instantly.. Seniors called us for an informal meet on the same night .. Next day went to sjmsom .. After the initial ppt the docu verification started after which we had our gd..

GD: The topic 4 us was.. an old man 56 yrs old with 20 yrs on experience in the company is in a semi-retired state with his performance very poor compared to his peers. He is well loved by his colleagues . How do u approach this problem .This was followed by 3 qns .

I started the GD by defining it . There were many instances of a fish market. I managed to enter 2-3 times with valid points.The panel interrupted and asked 4-5 persons abt wat their take was. After this the panel asked if anyone else had any extra points to add... I added some points..overall the group performance cud ve been better ..


PI: My panel had 3 persons...one from HRD,one IIT prof n one alumni..i ll denote them by A,B,C.

A - Hello ..tell me abt yourself
Me- blah ....
C- Why did u chose EEE?
Me- blah blah....
A- Why do u think you are suitable for management?
Me- Told ..
A- Which specialization u wanna choose?
Me- inclined towards finance as i love playin with no. and maths s my passion.
B- But here we dont offer specialization..Its a general management programe..
Me- Yes sir.. I would choose more electives in finances and choose to major in it...
C- Can you tell me an appliaction of Newtons law in electronics
A- Before that can you name the 3 laws..
Me- Named the 3 laws..and then told an anology between electronics n newtons 3rd law..
B- Are you sure ? That is just an anology.Can you think of an application?
Me- In this gap i had thought of one ... and said the application... They seemed satisified ..
A- Name some electronics companies you know...
Me- sony,lg,samsung,nokia..........
C- Among them which one would you like to work for?
Me-NOKIA...
A-Why?
Me- I have used lots of mobiles from different brands but nokia is the one which has satisfied me the most.Would love to work in such a company which has such a high degree of customer satisfaction and is a leader in its segment..
C- ok.. if u dont get to work in nokia..which company would you choose?
Me-Another company in my area of interest..
C-Ok..
A-Do u blog?
Me- No mam.. but just recently i joined twitter...
A-ok..so who is the most popular person u know in twitter?
Me- Shashi Tharoor
A glanced towards the others and smiled...
A- so temme..why does he always get into controversies..
Me- "I feel the fault is not entirely on his part". Said abt the recent comment on the saudi actin as a interlocuter between indo-pak and abt a funny article sayin tat de media doesnt know de meanin of de word interlocuter so interpreted in its own way. Also said that the no. of charecters is jus 140 ..lesser the no. of charecters the more open it is to different interpretations..
A-ok.. so do u think politicians tweeting/blogging is good?
Me- Ya its definitely.. It helps involve the people and let them know what exactly their leaders are doing..
A- So why isnt the PM manmohan singh tweeting...
Me- He should tweet but it is sad that he doesnt..

A glances towards the others and smiles . the others too smile and say thank you..interview over...

Was a very chilled out process .. Dono what to make of mine... The good thing i see was i dint say dont know to any question....

Thanks to the umpteen seniors whom i met and interacted with-madhavan pillai,rajesh,sagaran jos,swapnadeep,shiva,shrey.... All The seniors were extremely helpful and hats off to them for the wonderful gd/pi process

Hi All,
I had my GDPI on 8th March Morning.

It was a very well planned and organised event by the seniors(Except for the GD and Interviewing all was done by them!!) Hats off seniors!!:cheerio::clap:

We reported at SJMSoM at 07.00.
We first had a briefing from the seniors, then they collected the originals for which the attendees didn't have a Xerox copy for submission.
Then we were directed to another Auditorium, where we had a presentation on SJMSoM(pretty informative!! watch out guys!!) then they started with the Document verification.
A thorough checking!!
I was the 10th in my batch(And my batch was made out of all OBC Candidates in that fixture!!)
Before i had my documents verified we were called for GD(08.45 to 09.15 all teams were called)
GD:
5 Mins for Prep and 15 Mins Discussion.
3 Panelist (2 Profs and one Alumni)
Case Based Discussion
Topic: A New Joinee (Ramesh an ITI) inducted in a company and his manager takes him to a team of 8(Experienced people) and allocate some work. He fins that the others in the team were lethargic and weren't cooperating. He talks to them about work and he does his work.
The other members starts ignoring him, and he is isolated.
One of the senior in the team comments ' If you are in the team for a long time, then you would also behave the same way!!'
Q1: was the comment correct?
Q2: What can be done to improve the situation or something(Sorry i forgot!!)
Discussion was bit of chaos i had raise my voice to put down my points.
One guy didn't participate in the discussion he was asked to comment at the end.

Then all back to the auditorium.
document verification continued for all.
They provided snacks too!! (Really impressed, by the care and support!!)
Then after my document verification at around 10.45 I was called for PI
PI:
there were three panelist: P- Strategy Mgmt Prof, G - A German Prof in SJMSoM, A - SJMSoM Alumni and M - me.
G - Tell me about your professional life!!
M------------ 1.5 Mins gone!!
P - tell me about ___(my company), when was it started, when was it listed financial facts!!
M- Told all i knew!!
A - Why not my company concentrate on Product dev?
M---
A - Why is your Share price not moving fast as your competitor____
M---
A - What would you recommend your CEO to concentrate on Product dev.
Then comes the hit!!
A - whats your role in your team
M - Backup PL...
A - oh!! are you a good team player?
M - Yes
A - Then why you didn't allow others to speak during GD!!
M - (was surprised by the question, i spoke only 3 to 4 times in the discussion. there were other who spoke better than me by interrupting others!!) I said i didn't notice that, if i had done that it was my mistake.
P - some question on my Responsibilities i held in my office.
G - why do you join an IT Firm after having a good score in Undergrads??

G - Why MBA...
P - Thank you.
It was all done in fifteen mins.

I feel i did it to my best, rest in God's hand!!

But overall it was an very fruitful experience!!
Great Campus!! Great SJMSoM!! And above all Great Seniors!!

Hope i am there by July this Year!!

I had my GD/PI on 5th March, 1st slot

The way in which the whole GD/PI process was organised was very smooth and streamlined....

As everyone said, GD was a case study about a Data Driven manager who faces opposition from senior management becoz of his approach...

there was a panel of 3 men

We had a good GD....in somepart there were fish market kind of situations...but overall GD was good....i made some good points....

in between the GD, the panel memebers asked the opinion of people who didnt speak....then they asked others to continue....

After GD spent some time for Docs verification and waiting for PI...

Then comes PI....

The panel for GD and PI were the same...so mind what u r speaking in GD...

Q: Tell abt urslf
M: blah blah
Q: abt patent process of my UG proj?
M: blah blah
Q: goals...
M: blah blah
Q: what is debt market?
M: no idea....
Q: how has this interview helped you?
M: answered well (felt like that)
Q: major contribution to your team..
M: spoke non stop for 2 mins
Q: y SOM?
M: blah blah..
Q: some questions about work?
M: answered....
Q: last question was based on case study in GD...like suggestions that i would give to that new manager
M: told some suggestions....
Q: u can leave....all the best
M: thank you

have missed some Qs....but overall inter was good.....

panel was very good....no stress Qs .....all were kind of HR....

P.S. Thanks to all seniors who have conducted the whole process in a fluent way.....

Abt the inst...it is underrated.....

All the best for all call getters...

thanks to seniors again....

Regards,
Arunkarthik

Hello Friends,
I had my GD/PI on 5th March. (sorry for delay in reply)

GD: As explained in previous posts, this was a case study and 3 questions to answer in the discussion. The only good thing I did was to start the discussion. rest it was chaos, it had to be with 14 guys. IIT-B had to finish off everything within 4 days, so i think they compromised on their selection process getting too many in one case study and resulting in unavoidable choas. anyways i dont think this is goin to carry huge weight. (personal opinion)

PI:
Time duration 15mins approx; i was very last to enter for my panel
Same panel

3 Members : L, G1, G2 (sitting in this order from my left to right)

G2 : tell us abt urself
me : answered
G2 : which is world's fastest supercomputer (i work on supercomputers)
me : told
G2 : where is it installed
me : told
G2 : which company has most of the business in this domain
me : told
G2 : which company has most patents in this domain
me : donno
G2 : which indian company has most patents in its name
me : donno
G2 : its a govt organisation
me : donno
G2 : which r maharatan companies
me : profit making...
G2 : wat abt iocl, its also a profit making ...
me : its navrataan
G2 : then wats maharatan
me : dont know
G2 : wat r the highlights of union budget
me : told
G2 : why do we give stimulus
me : told
G2 : asked abt CRR, SLR...
me : told
G2 passed the baton to others in the last moments
L : u told u read books, which is ur favorite book
me : told the name and explained a bit the WHY part
G1 : watz the key feature of ur paper
me : told
G2 : how many authors
me : told

all thanked me and i thanked them and thats it,

very chilled out process, excellent work by seniors i must say
gr8 co-operation by yash, manoj, benet in accommodation first of all :)
n so by there in the audi...i remembered only one name SHIVA, n thank u rest as well

Hi all,

Had my gd pi on 8th afternoon. The whole process was very well organised and amazingly chilled out! Fell in love with the campus. The seniors were very friendly. Hats off to them for carrying out the whole process so well.

The gd topic was a case study regarding a cloth mill which used to be at its prime but now the old employees are nearing retirement and the employees replacement has begun. Despite using good quality of raw material, production and reputation going down due to deteriorating workmanship. Old employees complaining of rigid rules of the organisation and so on.. we had 3 questions to answer..regarding identifying the root problem and suggest ways to come out of it. It was a fine gd. All were able to express their views. Didn't turn into a fish market but a bit on the noisy side:)

Interview was also quite cool. No stress. Asked about my project, extra-curricular activities, and about dmrc and Commonwealth games and my views on them(since i'm from delhi). Was also asked 3-4 technical questions.

Kisi tarah se number lag jaaye..:)

Anirudh

hey meghna ..
hi...hopefully u remember me...last to be called in for interview on the first day F slot--(F9).
it was a wonderful experience. u guys were really helpful....thanks...

Hi

Thanks a lot for the feedback.
You can either post the documents to the same address where you had sent the printouts of the online form or you can e-mail us the scanned copy at admissions@som.iitb.ac.in .

double post

Hello Friends,
I had my GD/PI on 6th March.

For those who have never been to IIT B, the place will catch all the attention. You would surely think why didn't you give IIT another chance. The place is large enough to use number of means of transport.
I am a fresher.

With no more circumlocution, we had a ppt presentation followed by quick verifications.

GD: It was all about an employee who quits his job after undergoing a quite expensive training. His manager has to take the call now. The employee is willing to work here but there are no vacancies for promotion and he finds himself getting better in some other firm. A hike in his pay can lead to a situation where every other employee is demanding the same. The company will lose a huge amount spent on his training.
Discuss:1. retain or let him go
2. changes required in policies
3. future development prospects
There were 13 people (1 absent). Time given was 15 min + 5min (reading). 4 members in the panel.A rectangular arrangement with one side open.

PI:
Time duration 20mins
Same panel

4 Members :
Left most : A lady prof
2nd : Sir (S1)
3rd : Sir(S2)
4th : Alumnus

I entered.
I : May I sit?
S1: Yes, Plz.
S1: So, How was your GD?
I: It was good and much better than what I had heard. It didnt turn into a fish market plus We were progressive throughout. People came in with good many pts.
Lady: What do you think is the motive behind conducting gds?
I: It is a short duration test to judge you how well you can connect to others. How well you can convey your thoughts. How well timed can you be in this communication process keeping a proper control on emotions. Overall , how you perform in a team work.(looked impressed)
S1:Okay, Tell me what is the difference between an MBA degree and an Master of management degree?
I::shock:
S1: You know we provide Master in management degree, not Master of Business administration.
I: (By the time I was prepared) Yes sir, I know. MM is a focused approach on Management where you are taught the methods,ways how to manage within the given conditions/constraints. And, MBA tells you the overall perspective of Business where management is a part.(more or less convinced)
S1: Why MBA?
I: (you just now said Master in Management) Gave a long prepared speech.(Answer was long enough to shift away from this topic)
S2: What is ISI?
I:Sir, It is a group of Pakistan .. ( was wondering whether I should add the world 'Islamist')
Lady,S1,S2,Alu : Laughed and said No No
LAdy : Something other?
I : (It didnt strike) ( they were talking about Indian Statistical Institute)
I dont know.
S1: Think wrt india.
I: I dont remember.(Sth like ISO was revolving in my mind)
Lady : Ok , What is ISO?
I: :shock:Ok Madam, I can tell you. ISI is related to some standardization.
Lady: No No, they both are different
I: I am not very sure of the full form but yes it is related to some standardization.
S2: ISO2000?
I: Modified form but again i dont know the detail.
Lady: Ok leave it.
S1: What is the reason behind generating nonrenewable energy?
I: ( paucity probably) I started with telling the definitions of 2 types of energy and told exactly the opposite.
Lady: what are you saying?
I : Sorry madam, I told exactly the opposite.
Lady: No worry, What are the diff types of renewable energy?
I: Energy produced by Wind, Sun,Water that are natural resources
Lady: Dont you think CRUDE is natural resource ?then why is it not included?
I: (I didnt know if it was included)( I am sorry I belong to EC) I dont know.
S1: What is Biofuel?
S2:What is Biogas?
I: It is gobar gas. Gas made from.. Sir , I am not comfortable in this field.
S1: OKay(smile) WHich field is comfortable for you?
I: Mobile communication
S2: What is FAB?
I: () F A B?
S2: yes
I : (smiled) I dont know.
S1: How much is the current mobile subscribers' strength in India?
I: It is ........ (wikipedia first page)
Lady:(smiling) What is the amount paid by the company if i send a text message?
I: It is very very less. I dont know the exact amount.
S1: Who is the leading service provider?
I: Airtel.
Lady: Why is it very low?
I: Text messages are very light weighted as compared to voice and probably bcoz they can be put on hold unlike call which needs to be done at that very moment. (Not convinced)
Lady: Tell me something about Harit Pradesh.
I: It is a part of UP which is in news for demanding a separate status. Maam, You must have asked me about Telengana
Lady:(Smiling) That is perfectly ok. But tell me about Harit pradesh.
I: I know telengana issue in detail but no idea of harit pradesh.
S1: Okay, tell which state is good. Bigger or smaller?
I: The state which is better governed is good. The talk about new state demand arises when a region of a state develops at a markably slower rate than the rest. It is due to this region that politicians demand a new state with their vested motives not to ignore. Talking about Harit pradesh , I dont think it is required to create a new state. Better consideration should be given on how it is administered. Bigger states like Maharastra .....
S1: Maharastra ? You think it is properly governed !!
I: Yes, we dont hear any riots,upheaval taking place here.
Lady: (smiling) how can you substantiate your pt?
I: Didnt speak.
S1: Any proof?
I: No.
S1: Tell , what is inflation?
I: Wikipedia ...
S1: What happened in subprime crisis?Define 'prime' here in this case.

I: with permission .. I was giving a break-less speech. (Lady prof. was busy in her mobile, S1 was looking into my profile sheet, S2 was holding a sheet perfectly perpendicular to our line of sight, Alumnus rotated his chair 90 degree and was looking dont know where )
I went on for another 2 mins nonstop.
S1: From where have you read this ?
I: pdfs and internet material.
S2: okay thankyou
Alumnus: Who is the CM of Maharastra?
I: Mr. Ashok Chavan
Lady , S1, S2, Alum : Thank you
I: Thankyou maam, sirs


With high percentage of IIM call getters :cheerio:, waiting list should move substantially.

Hello Friends,
I had my GD/PI on 6th March.

For those who have never been to IIT B, the place will catch all the attention. You would surely think why didn't you give IIT another chance. The place is large enough to use number of means of transport.
I am a fresher.

With no more circumlocution, we had a ppt presentation followed by quick verifications.

GD: It was all about an employee who quits his job after undergoing a quite expensive training. His manager has to take the call now. The employee is willing to work here but there are no vacancies for promotion and he finds himself getting better in some other firm. A hike in his pay can lead to a situation where every other employee is demanding the same. The company will lose a huge amount spent on his training.
Discuss:1. retain or let him go
2. changes required in policies
3. future development prospects
There were 13 people (1 absent). Time given was 15 min + 5min (reading). 4 members in the panel.A rectangular arrangement with one side open.

PI:
Time duration 20mins
Same panel

4 Members :
Left most : A lady prof
2nd : Sir (S1)
3rd : Sir(S2)
4th : Alumnus

I entered.
I : May I sit?
S1: Yes, Plz.
S1: So, How was your GD?
I: It was good and much better than what I had heard. It didnt turn into a fish market plus We were progressive throughout. People came in with good many pts.
Lady: What do you think is the motive behind conducting gds?
I: It is a short duration test to judge you how well you can connect to others. How well you can convey your thoughts. How well timed can you be in this communication process keeping a proper control on emotions. Overall , how you perform in a team work.(looked impressed)
S1:Okay, Tell me what is the difference between an MBA degree and an Master of management degree?
I:
S1: You know we provide Master in management degree, not Master of Business administration.
I: (By the time I was prepared) Yes sir, I know. MM is a focused approach on Management where you are taught the methods,ways how to manage within the given conditions/constraints. And, MBA tells you the overall perspective of Business where management is a part.(more or less convinced)
S1: Why MBA?
I: (you just now said Master in Management) Gave a long prepared speech.(Answer was long enough to shift away from this topic)
S2: What is ISI?
I:Sir, It is a group of Pakistan .. ( was wondering whether I should add the world 'Islamist')
Lady,S1,S2,Alu : Laughed and said No No
LAdy : Something other?
I : (It didnt strike) ( they were talking about Indian Statistical Institute)
I dont know.
S1: Think wrt india.
I: I dont remember.(Sth like ISO was revolving in my mind)
Lady : Ok , What is ISO?
I: Ok Madam, I can tell you. ISI is related to some standardization.
Lady: No No, they both are different
I: I am not very sure of the full form but yes it is related to some standardization.
S2: ISO2000?
I: Modified form but again i dont know the detail.
Lady: Ok leave it.
S1: What is the reason behind generating nonrenewable energy?
I: ( paucity probably) I started with telling the definitions of 2 types of energy and told exactly the opposite.
Lady: what are you saying?
I : Sorry madam, I told exactly the opposite.
Lady: No worry, What are the diff types of renewable energy?
I: Energy produced by Wind, Sun,Water that are natural resources
Lady: Dont you think CRUDE is natural resource ?then why is it not included?
I: (I didnt know if it was included)( I am sorry I belong to EC) I dont know.
S1: What is Biofuel?
S2:What is Biogas?
I: It is gobar gas. Gas made from.. Sir , I am not comfortable in this field.
S1: OKay(smile) WHich field is comfortable for you?
I: Mobile communication
S2: What is FAB?
I: () F A B?
S2: yes
I : (smiled) I dont know.
S1: How much is the current mobile subscribers' strength in India?
I: It is ........ (wikipedia first page)
Lady:(smiling) What is the amount paid by the company if i send a text message?
I: It is very very less. I dont know the exact amount.
S1: Who is the leading service provider?
I: Airtel.
Lady: Why is it very low?
I: Text messages are very light weighted as compared to voice and probably bcoz they can be put on hold unlike call which needs to be done at that very moment. (Not convinced)
Lady: Tell me something about Harit Pradesh.
I: It is a part of UP which is in news for demanding a separate status. Maam, You must have asked me about Telengana
Lady:(Smiling) That is perfectly ok. But tell me about Harit pradesh.
I: I know telengana issue in detail but no idea of harit pradesh.
S1: Okay, tell which state is good. Bigger or smaller?
I: The state which is better governed is good. The talk about new state demand arises when a region of a state develops at a markably slower rate than the rest. It is due to this region that politicians demand a new state with their vested motives not to ignore. Talking about Harit pradesh , I dont think it is required to create a new state. Better consideration should be given on how it is administered. Bigger states like Maharastra .....
S1: Maharastra ? You think it is properly governed !!
I: Yes, we dont hear any riots,upheaval taking place here.
Lady: (smiling) how can you substantiate your pt?
I: Didnt speak.
S1: Any proof?
I: No.
S1: Tell , what is inflation?
I: Wikipedia ...
S1: What happened in subprime crisis?Define 'prime' here in this case.

I: with permission .. I was giving a break-less speech. (Lady prof. was busy in her mobile, S1 was looking into my profile sheet, S2 was holding a sheet perfectly perpendicular to our line of sight, Alumnus rotated his chair 90 degree and was looking dont know where )
I went on for another 2 mins nonstop.
S1: From where have you read this ?
I: pdfs and internet material.
S2: okay thankyou
Alumnus: Who is the CM of Maharastra?
I: Mr. Ashok Chavan
Lady , S1, S2, Alum : Thank you
I: Thankyou maam, sirs


With high percentage of IIM call getters :cheerio:, waiting list should move substantially.

Btw, I totally agree with rsriram84, SOM IITB is completely underranked by some surveys.

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yea ...i too agree... what a place really it is... i fell in love with SJMSOM...hopefully i go there after 3 months

Date of interview: 07/03/2010
My profile:
10th- 86%
12th- 70%
BE - Mechanical - 66% (till 7th sem)
Work-ex- 0.000000

GD Case study:
about an employee-ganesh.G is in sales and is 56 yrs old,nearing retirement.
he ahas a good record for past 20yrs in company.currently he is not able to match sales figures of his younger colleagues and is falling behind.G has good relations with his peers.
His boss- Amit has to find a solution.
q1] should amit threaten to fire ganesh?
q2] should amit take into consideration the feelings of other employees?
q3] (dont remember the third question...something to do with motivating ganesh)


13 people for case study and 1 absentee.

gd was fish market in between.
tried to make one-two points but not very successful.
at the end,the panelists gave 4 people a chance to speak...i was the fourth one.
the first 3 were asked what should amit do.
i was asked what would i do if i were in place of Ganesh
did reasonably well in this.

PI:
3 panelists
Left guy,Middle guy,Right guy

questions asked:
q1] about myself
Ans] bla blah.....

q2] what is fiscal balance
Me: dunno ...said i knew what fiscal deficit was but not fiscal balance

q3] which sector would you like to work in?
me: havent chosen yet

q4] same question repeated in a different manner
Me: perhaps manufacturing (had never thought about this and said the first thing that came to mind with regretful consequences)

q5] what companies recruit from manu sector recruit in SJSOM?
Me: dunno.....but i know that this is the best place to do operations

q6] name some companies in manu sector
ME: umm..L&T;,Thyssenkrupp,Tata motors...a few more automobile companies....was interrupted by next question

q7] what are some other sectors in manufacturing industry
Me: (was nervous by this time)umm...(started looking around the room and was thinking of mentioning construction and furnitures)
interrupted by next question

q8] which books read recently
Me: bla bla

q9[ what did u learn from so-n-so book?
Me: started to explain eagerly
after a couple of sentences,was interrupted again:

q10] tell us what u learned in ONE sentence
Me: told

ok...thank you for your time

there were a few questions after tell me about yourself...which for the life of me,i cant remember...but i must have answered them well or else would have remembred

Hope this helps!

Overall,i am not expecting any call from IIT-B.didnt get a good feeling after the interview.


Also, GD-PI process was very well handled by the students at SJSOM.
Kudos and thanks to them!

Profile:
10th 83%
12th 74.6%
B.E (Comps) 9.12
JMET rank 122

GDPI 6th morning 7.30am

My GD had total 12people. It was almost a fish market. Almost bcoz I felt it was a fish market, but some other from my group didnt feel so.
Anyways coming to the GD topic, the case study involved lots of effort and work hrs being required by companies. The people working in the Co. say ABC has to put in 70-80hrs of total work, bcoz of which the wife of one employee complained that she is single-handedly raising their son. One employee had no time to sleep and he could only take rest in flights when he was on tour for business. The CEO of ABC compared the work-environment to that of freedom struggle. The questions asked at the end were whether so much work pressure is alright and whether this is followed across various companies and whether it is correct to compare business to freedom struggle.
The panelists didnt like the fish market and hence they reduced the time of GD from 20 to 10mins. And one of them asked the people who were not able to put in their point to tell if they had anything different to contribute. During GD, I had tried to chip in 3times, but everyone had such high voice that I had to stop. The panelists gave the me the first chance to speak my views. Then they asked 3other people to tell their views. I hope bcoz of such GD, I dont get less marks

Then seniors verified our mark sheets and extra-curriculur certificates. Since my no. for the GD was B4, I didnt had to wait for long for my interview process to start.
Interview room
Same panelists as GD ones, Ill name them P1, P2, P3.
P1: Can I see your file (I had taken my resume and all certificates inside the room)
P2: So Alka, tell me about yourself that is not mentioned here.
I : bla bla bla. I mentioned something about my papas transferable job and how there were adverse situations.
Then the interview was around wat adverse situation. I said something about curriculum difference. And the interview went along totally different dimension.
P1 : u had a subject in your collg as financial management. Wat is balance sheet
I : bla bla ..assets liabilites(thank god, I asked the same question to my papa the night before and had got the answer )
P1 : wat are these?
I : gave them definitions and examples
P2 : do u kno depreciation
I : gave definition and example of laptop having 10yrs warranty and its value decreasing as the expiry period approaches.
P1 : do u kno something abt appreciation
I : lots of fundas
P2 : hw do companies quantify brand value?
I : told them I couldnt understand the question. P2 explained but then I was not aware, hence told them the same. :banghead:
P3 : wat are your interests?
I : I said social activities. Explained them in detail and wat I have done till nw in collg and during work.
(They asked me about how will mba help in these. And bla bla)
P3 : ok, tell me abt ur work profile
I : mentioned abt my company , gave my job description and then said something abt cloud computing.
P2 : wat is cloud computing.
I : bla bla bla
P3 : you have mentioned in your hobbies as reading novels. Which one hv u read recently
I : 2states (such a book I mentioned that I guess they didnt get interested)
P3 : fav author?
I : John grisham
They asked me abt pelican brief and to tell them the story in brief. Then they asked me abt movie of the same name. I told I havent seen the movie, then they asked abt the actresss name. I answered something , but alas it was wrong.
Interview over .

P.S : about GDPI process, it was superb , seniors were very helpful in every regard and making the process very easy-going for us :cheerio:

Hi alka,

saw ur interview.... overall it was good.. if u think the answer for d first qs was impressive/blasting one (I : bla bla bla. I mentioned something about my papa's transferable job and how there were adverse situations.), book ur tickets to mumbai ! ! ! ! ! :cheerio:

Rgds,
Sriananth H

wrong post

Hey puys,

Had my GD-PI on sunday morning..

Case: About a 56 year old employee, Ganesh who was an asset to the company but now is unable to keep up with his sales targets. Amit, the manager/boss is in a dilemma of how to motivate Ganesh, and what could be done in the present scenario?

There were 3 qns too whose answers the group had to come up with.
The group did well IMO. There was no chaos or fish market, one of the guys didnt speak and he was asked to summarize later .. It was an above average performance but not the best..

PI experience.

3 panelists, 1 Lady(L), 1 prof and 1 guy from the industry and Me(M). All the panelists were very friendly, and giving me the chance to speak. They did not interrupt while I was responding to the answers..

(L) Tell us about yourself?
(M) Told.
(P1) Asked questions about my area of interest ?
(M) Told.
(P1) What is your work prfle ?
(M) Told.
(P1) Asked about my international work ex?
(M) Told.
Interesting questions about budget, country economy comparison and NPV.

All in all a good experience though there was a chance of doing better in some areas.

Btw, I totally agree with rsriram84, SOM IITB is completely underranked by some surveys.

I would like to congratulate all seniors for such a wonderful and streamlined process. I had heard this to be a great school, but it was only after coming here that I have completely realized the real worth of the school.
The students, panelists and the whole experience was amazing. I wont be exaggerating if I say that I will choose the school over the 10-18 ranked schools on the PG survey easily..Special thanks to : Seniors Rajesh K, Meghna Tyagi and SivaSubramanium..

Profile:
10th - 83%
12th - 74.6%
B.E (Comps) - 9.12
JMET rank - 122

GDPI - 6th morning 7.30am

My GD had total 12people. It was "almost" a fish market. "Almost" bcoz I felt it was a fish market, but some other from my group didn't feel so.
Anyways coming to the GD topic, the case study involved lots of effort and work hrs being required by companies. The people working in the Co. say ABC has to put in 70-80hrs of total work, bcoz of which the wife of one employee complained that she is single-handedly raising their son. One employee had no time to sleep and he could only take rest in flights when he was on tour for business. The CEO of ABC compared the work-environment to that of freedom struggle. The questions asked at the end were - whether so much work pressure is alright and whether this is followed across various companies and whether it is correct to compare business to freedom struggle.
The panelists didn't like the fish market and hence they reduced the time of GD from 20 to 10mins. And one of them asked the people who were not able to put in their point to tell if they had anything different to contribute. During GD, I had tried to chip in 3times, but everyone had such high voice that I had to stop. The panelists gave the me the first chance to speak my views. Then they asked 3other people to tell their views. I hope bcoz of such GD, I don't get less marks

Then seniors verified our mark sheets and extra-curriculur certificates. Since my no. for the GD was B4, I didn't had to wait for long for my interview process to start.
Interview room
Same panelists as GD ones, I'll name them P1, P2, P3.
P1: Can I see your file (I had taken my resume and all certificates inside the room)
P2: So Alka, tell me about yourself that is not mentioned here.
I : bla bla bla. I mentioned something about my papa's transferable job and how there were adverse situations.
Then the interview was around wat adverse situation. I said something about curriculum difference. And the interview went along totally different dimension.
P1 : u had a subject in your collg as financial management. Wat is balance sheet
I : bla bla ..assets liabilites(thank god, I asked the same question to my papa the night before and had got the answer )
P1 : wat are these?
I : gave them definitions and examples
P2 : do u kno depreciation
I : gave definition and example of laptop having 10yrs warranty and its value decreasing as the expiry period approaches.
P1 : do u kno something abt appreciation
I : lots of fundas
P2 : hw do companies quantify brand value?
I : told them I couldn't understand the question. P2 explained but then I was not aware, hence told them the same. :banghead:
P3 : wat are your interests?
I : I said social activities. Explained them in detail and wat I have done till nw in collg and during work.
(They asked me about how will mba help in these. And bla bla)
P3 : ok, tell me abt ur work profile
I : mentioned abt my company , gave my job description and then said something abt cloud computing.
P2 : wat is cloud computing.
I : bla bla bla
P3 : you have mentioned in your hobbies as reading novels. Which one hv u read recently
I : 2states (such a book I mentioned that I guess they didn't get interested)
P3 : fav author?
I : John grisham
They asked me abt pelican brief and to tell them the story in brief. Then they asked me abt movie of the same name. I told I haven't seen the movie, then they asked abt the actress's name. I answered something , but alas it was wrong.
Interview over .

P.S : about GDPI process, it was superb , seniors were very helpful in every regard and making the process very easy-going for us :cheerio:


Verdict - Converted

SJMSOM rocks and there are no two ways about it !

First, a snapshot of my profile-
X- 81.6
XII - 75.4
B.E- 82.9
JMET rank- 321
Work ex- 33 months at the time of interview.
Sector-duh.. IT, what else

I attended the interview on the 6th and everything- right from the accommodation to the verification process to the GD-PI process was managed in a fantabulous way !

I had my interview scheduled in the afternoon. Reached SJMSOM at around 1:30 PM. We were divided into 7/8 groups with 12 people in each group. After that, we attended a presentation on SJMSOM and life at SJMSOM. We were given a profile sheet to fill . This was followed by the document verification process. During this process, the seniors in-charge got into a conversation with all the candidates - educating us about the school, the do's and dont's in the interview, etc. A special note of thanks to seniors-Rajesh and Bala for addressing my doubts at this stage.

Coming to the case study.
There were four panelists- Prof.Dinesh Sharma (G1) , a legal aspects prof (L1), a lady (L2) and another gentleman(G2).The panel was the same for the interview too.

case study:
Something on employee retention An FMCG company provides training to 16 of its sales employees with the aim of increasing targets,etc. The 1 1/2 month training costs 2 lakhs per person. Some months after the training,one of the employees(Alok) decides to quit. He has a lucrative job offer from another company but he is willing to continue if he is promoted. But the company does not have a vacancy to promote Alok. The manager Vinod is in a fix. Alok had been working on an important project and if he left, this would lead to a 10 month shortfall. Other employees would also follow suit if Alok is promoted.

Q1. Is it good for the company to impart training and then let the people quit the company? what guidelines should be implemented for the benefit of employees as well as the organisation?

Q2. what should manager of alok do to retain him?
Q3. Moi don't remember too

The discussion went on for around 10 minutes. The discussion headed to a fish market on a couple of occasions but thankfully, people exercised restraint. I chipped in with 2-3 points but couldn't get the group to discuss on those points. Overall, it was an okayish discussion.

Then it was the turn of my interview. A special mention to senior Yash. He encouraged, motivated and pacified all the candidates in my group before one went into the interview room. :thumbsup:

The best part of the interview was that the panel did not cut anyone short when he/she was speaking. They were ready to lend an ear to everything that we had to say. Another thing was that acads related questions were conspicuous by their absence. Perhaps, it was a conscious decision on the part of SJMSOM to go easy on acads and thank God for that !

As for the interview, mine went on for around 15 minutes i guess.

Moi (M)- Greeted everyone.
L1: Tell me something about yourself.
M : blah
L2: Why MBA when you are already doing well
M: blah blah
L2: lot of cross questioning on the B plan that I had spoken about.
M: blah blah blah.
L1: U said you have won some shlok recitation competitions in schoool. Do, you still recite shloks.
M: blah blah blah
G1: Have you read any religious scriptures.
M: blah blah.
G1: What is the biggest problem that India is facing and should be working on..
M: this being a general question, I ranted about illiteracy.. Sarv shikshya abhiyan, mid day meal scheme, PPP, yada yada...
G1: some questions on the same. what would you do if you are empowered to bring about changes.
M: hitwicket out:banghead::banghead: ! Couldnt come up with an impressive answer. G1 gave some hints which I later capitalised on.
G1: why your company product and not your competitor X.
M: blah blah.
G2 who was silent till this time comments- " He is here to market his company ";
G1: passes a comment on the same and there is laughter all around. I joined in.
L2: role model in life
M: blah
All: thank you.

It was a feel good interview but it was the case with everyone. So, don't know what to make of my chances.

A loooong wait now till the 21st of April. Till then, I will be breaking my head and cursing myself on how I could have answered questions in a better manner.

Anyways, it was an enjoyable experience. I have attended my fair share of B school interviews.. This was one of the best conducted processes. Kudos to the ADCOM for putting up a GREAT show and all the seniors (especially Meghna, Sagaran and Nandini) for answering our queries on PG !
Good luck to the people who have their interviews lined up.

P.S- We didnt get a table at Leopolds on Saturday night :banghead:. I hope SJMSOM gives me a reason to come back and visit the place and go and :drinking:

P.P.S- IMHO, SJMSOM is a little hard done by the rankings. There is more to the school than what the rankings depict. People who attended the interviews will vouch for this !
Cheers!


Update (21/4/2010) - SJMSOM results out. I am waitlisted at 20 (General). In all probability, I ll make the cut

Update ( 07/05/2010 ) - Offered admission. But due to some family reasons, opting for IIFT-D instead of SJMSOM.. But very very happy that I have converted the call of one of my dream colleges ..

My interview
3 panelists p1,p2,p3
p1 economics prof,p2 and p3 alumni
p1: describe yourself
moi: blah blah
p2: why mba?
moi: want to build a career in finance
p1: why finance?
moi: told that i have basic knowledge of business and finance( i am an engineer) gathered by reading newspaper like economic times and since i voluntarily started reading it, and now i have developed interest.
p1: editor of et?
moi: swaminathan aiyar (all 3 start laughing)
moi: i may be wrong on this one as he writes many columns on editor's page (puys when u are wrong accept it)
p1:why mba from sjmsom?
moi: gyan
p1: your view on budget?
moi: mentioned about increase in tax limits
p2: give the current and previous tax rates
moi: did it

three more questions on finance related terms which i answered well
p1: u seem to have good knowledge of finance so why didn't u opt for CA as career?
moi: interest developed after i joined the engineering institute and i have cultivated it along with decent percentage in my engineering
p3: how do you plan to use your engineering in the finance field?
moi: i may be designing algorithms( i am cs engineer) for automated stock trading?
p3: what is benefit of this?
moi: explained it in detail.( p3 was impressed)
p3: why didn't u contribute much in gd?
moi: pointed out the i gave one point which was discussed further and afterwards i thought that i shuld not contribute in to the fish market.
p2: so you mean to say that in future if same thing happens then you would sit quietly?
moi: actually that was a high risk move taken by me because it seemed that to me that by contributing to the chaos i might get myself rejected by the panel(p2 seemed satisfied)
p1: who is governor of rajasthan?
moi: could not remember the name but said governor is a lady
p2: r u sure?
moi: yes i am
p2: governor of mp?
moi: gave the answer
p1: who can be appointed a governor?
me: a person of eminence.
p1: so why was balram jhakad not apoointed governor of rajasthan?(gave me the clue to be more specific in my answer)
moi: person cannot be appointed governor of his home state.
p2: why so?
moi: he could influence the polictics in the state.(all three seemed to be happy with my response)
p2: u may go.
p1:(interrupting him) what are derivatives?
moi: gave the definition.(each one of them nodded and seemed happy with my answer)
p1: now u may go.
moi: thank u to all of u.
p3: atb for future.

@seniors: could you rate my perfomance

P.S: THE PROCESS WENT SMOOTHLY AND KUDOS TO THE ADCOM TEAM
P.P.S: EXCELLENT INFRASTRUCTURE, WOULD LOVE TO JOIN THE INSTITUTE

hello puys this post is in two parts
interview date: 6 march time: 2pm
Case study: employee retention
A team of employees are given specific training costing 2 lakhs per person and after training one of the employees(Alok) has a lucrative job offer from another company but he is willing to continue if he is promoted.
the company dosen't have a vacancy so he can't be promoted immediately. alok is working on an important project and if he leaves then project would get delayed by 10 moths.
Q1. Is it good for the company to impart training and then let the people quit the company? what guidelines should be implemented for the benefit of employees as well as the organisation?
Q2. what should manager of alok do to retain him?
Q3. can't remember

Gd was a fish market and everyone was trying to get airtime. contributed one point on which some discussion happened and was asked to summarize.
P.S: Puys don't make the gd fish market, the panelists hate that kind of situation and if it does become one please don't contribute to the chaos.

last year my interview was also very chilled out. no acads at all :D. but if u r working outside ur home state then prepare some gk stuffs about that place. they will ask that for sure. anyways atb.

Hello Everyone,

First of all congrats and all the best to all those who have been called for GD/PI. Without wasting your time I'll straight away jump to the GD/PI process.
My GD/PI was on 5th Mar(7:30 to 1:30, Panel F). Had a long wait before the process get started. But i'm thankful that seniors were kind enough to make us as comfortable as possible under the given circumstances. Finally the long wait was over and then we were shown a small ppt on SJMSOM. Then we started filling our profile sheet(Do take all the extra curricular certificates required as they are verified.)

And then we were called for the case study. It dealt with a company's new CEO, for whom "data is god". How the seniors don't like his methodology and what he should do. we had another question that asked what should be the management style for small sized indian companies. We were given mins to go through it and a GD for 20mins. Overall a good GD. No fish market at all(Strange !!!). Every body was able to put forth his points and we were able to come to a consensus.

Now was the time for snacks. We were given 10 mins to have it and report back in he audi. Right after verification we were called for PI. Anyways that didn't make a difference to me as I was the last person interviewed in my panel. A 15-20 mins PI. My questions were more related to a "Leader". What should be his quality. Should he be a good listener or not? How do you rate your morning's case study? And the most interesting question was : "what would u do if u were to spend at least 2 hrs with 50 people of nearly 50 yrs old, when no one is interested to talk with u??":shock: Anyways handled the question well.

That was it puys...

ATB to all.

I am surprised to see no techincal question from Eng stream....Awesome for me atleast...Hope it repeats for me too........

i had my gdpi process today (6th March, Afternoon). I did not opt for accommodation and hence cannot comment about the same. I reached at around 1 PM and was made to sit in the audi. then a long wait after which the presentation etc etc.. we were then called for the gd.. a case study which was ok.. i pitched in with a couple of points but screwed up the last point badly but thankfully time was over before i could screw it further.. then the painstaking docu verification process made not so painful by a nice senior... interview panel was total bindaas.. had a great time.. i was sure until the last two mins of the interview that it was probably one of the best interviews of my life but then again had to screw up.. brain totally freezed on a question related to my preferred stream .. they just asked an example and i was tongue tied.. blabbered something and stopped finally... then they told me to go.. hopefully that last major blunder dint cost me a seat... anyway was a nice process at SJM... great going seniors... u were amazing...

5 march 2:00pm

me too had the same slot as vipin. He has already told about the sequence of processes. Only thing is it takes a lot of time between gd and pi. in my case it was around 2.5 hrs. so be patient. seniors did their best. they even told us about the interview panelists and their areas so it helped.
my gd case was again same as vipin's. my group had 12 candidates. THe panel had 2 ladies and 1 gentleman. 5 min were given to go through the case and then 20 min for discussion. after that around half min to everyone to add something (in any order). in my group it was a slight fish market but everyone spoke something.
personal interview
G1: introduce youself considering we have not seen you cv.
Me: introduced
G1: what are you really passionate about?
Me: movies
G1: what type of movies?
Me: hollywood
G1: which is latest you have seen?
Me: told
G1: i havent seen that so cant ask any questions on that.
L1: have you seen avatar?
Me: yes

the we had a sort of chat about cost of movies and whether i would spent as much time and money as it was spent in case of avatar if i was the producer. it was very informal type discussion where all 3 of us were giving our views one by one.

Then G1 asked about my company, my profile, my responsibilities, how i take out time for watching movies, and when did i decide to do mba. This is all i remember now . there were some other random questions in between.

Overall it was a very informal and general discussion. i was expecting some technical questions and some stuff about why mba and why sjmsom. so i was really surprised and disappointed.
Not expecting much lets see.
All the best to all of you

Dosto.........Please pour in ur experience fds!

niks109 Says

Multiple threads for sjmsom gd pi experience.mods please keep one.

Merged both the threads.All the best for the GDPIs

Now my GD/PI exp

There were 3 panel members, Two ladies (L1 and L2) and one gentleman(G1). L1 and L2 were profs and G1 was an industry guy. The panel was same for both GD and PI

Case study : Recruitment or Retaing?

It was related to an employee who was recruited to a new company and got a good package. He was very happy, but as soon as he started working he realized that his career goals are not getting fulfilled and he is being overburdned with work from his seniors and his peers. He tried to remain calm and worked hard to change the scenario but in the end he resigned. His manager was suprised with the resignation but didn't appoint a committee to probe the matter.

Q1: Why didn't the manager appoint the committee?
Q2: What is wrong with the recruitment policy of the company?
Q3: Why was the manager suprised with the resignation of the employee?

Overall it was a nice GD. Almost everybody contributed, there was no chaos. I pitched in 3-4 times and made some points, but was rebuffed by everyone in the group on one point (Don't know how much damage it would cause). At the end G1 stopped us in between and gave 30 sec to everyone to contribute something else.


Now came the PI

Entered and wished Good afternoon to everyone

L2 : Tell us about yourself
Told backgound, family, interests said blogging and was stoped by L1

L1 : Is blogging good?
Yes

L1 : Why?
Fundaaaassss

L1 : But there seems to be a lot of hue and cry over the privacy issues on blogs.

Told there are two kinds of users, one who would share the information and the other ones who won't. The ones who would share the information it's their personal decision and they won't make a cry out of it

G1 : What is the adress of your blog
Told, then he went to see his phone, I wonder if he checked the blog

L2 : About the job profile. Kind of work I do. Told, system testing explained it

G1: Do you use any testing tool

Not at the moment, Had a session on QTP, but client has not sanctioned it yet

G1: Why MBA, why not MS?
Fundaaaaassss, long term goals etc, MBA aligned with the goals
Then there was further probing on why MBA part for like 5-6 mins What subjects, what industry, what profile....I was giving very general answers to his queries. In the end he said Vipin you are getting kind of repititive. Do you have anything specific in mind. I said I have some inclination towards Finance but no backgroud so want to come here and learn and then make an informed decision

G1: Strengths
Told one strength gave an example how it helps

G1: Any other?
Told

G2: Any situation
Told.

Thank you Vipin you may leave

Thank you all

Multiple threads for sjmsom gd pi experience.mods please keep one.

Hi puys

I had my GD/PI on 5th, afternoon slot. First of all I am posting the process to clear any apprehensions...

1) For accomodation you need to go to Room number 235 C-wing, Hostel - 13. There you will be handed over the keys to your room.

2) There will be a presentation in the auditorium before the actual GD/PI process. This will be about SOM, Life at SOM and was followed by Central bank of India's presentation for their education loan scheme. For us it started at 1:30 pm. Do attend this presentation as it gives a lot of insight about SOM.

3) Then you will be asked to register and you will be given a batch id (A,B,C,D,E,F,G). There were 14 ppl in each group. Thereafter you will be taken to your respective rooms for Group discussion which is a case based discussion.

4) After the GD you have to come back to the auditorium for document verification which will be done by the seniors. You need to fill a profile sheet which consisted of % marks in each semester, Post Grad marks (if applicable), rank in class (supported by documents), 4 extra curricular achievements and your work experience.

5) After that you will be called for interview in the same order as your documents were verified.

P.S. It was a very streamlined and a smooth process, thanks to seniros. They have done a truly commendable job. They were doing rounds while we were waiting to clear our queries, they pacified us just before the interview, gave an insight about the do's and dont's of the interview and even helped ppl who didn't have the xerox copy of their certificates. It was a nice and enriching experience.

Also puys who are travelling by flight, one little suggestion. If you are hiring an autorickshaw from the airport to campus, always go by meter. It will cost you around 90-100 bucks from airport to hostel. Don't be fooled by the exorbitant prices the autowallahs ask at airport.